Left Handed

Southpaws: The Hops in Humanity's Beer?

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.27.2009 | Living


Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

Lists of left-handers in history show that they are disproportionately represented among mathematicians, scientists, artists and, for better or for worse, among charismatic leaders - from Alexander the Great to Jeanne d'Arc.

Barack Obama: Left-Handed? Right-Handed? Ambidextrous? Ambivalent?

David Finkle | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


David Finkle

I suspect the convictions that seem somewhat wobbly now that Obama has attained the nation's highest office would immediately strengthen if he looked his two hands over and committed once and for all to the left one.

"Uncle Grumpy -- On Race"

Earl Pomerantz | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Earl Pomerantz

At some point, maybe science had something to do with it, maybe folks just came to their senses, there was a liberating change. The "handedness" issue became irrelevant.

Obama Collects Comics? 50 Things You Might Not Know About The President-Elect

The Daily Telegraph | Jon Swaine | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics • He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball • His name mea...